Melania Trump says she doesn’t eat ‘much sweets’ as she celebrates Valentine’s Day with children

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Melania Trump on Wednesday celebrated an early Valentine’s Day with children and young adults being treated for rare and serious diseases, joining them in holiday-themed craft-making and chatting about their lives, health and other interests.

After they finished making flower bouquets and lanterns out of construction paper and other materials, they stepped over to a festively decorated dessert bar laid out with mini cupcakes and jars of mini chocolates and other candies.

The first lady then made a somewhat sour confession days before a holiday famous for heart-shaped boxes filled with chocolates.

“I don’t eat much sweets,” she said. “Sugar is not that healthy for us.”